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Twenty-five years ago, the Mayor of San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein and community leaders founded the San Francisco Conservation Corps. Thousands of young lives have been changed for the better and the corps quietly led San Francisco's "green" revolution.

Women's Energy Matters, a "green" multi-cultural nonprofit based in Marin County is ousted from the Marin County Fair,"the greenest fair in America" on Opening Day. The group says its because their brochure is critical of what appears to be the fairs largest sponsor, Pacific Gas and Electric. Women's Energy Matters is concerned that Freedom of Speech is being silenced by big corporate dollars.

The non-profit Women's Energy Matters is standing ground against PG&E allegations of the Marin Clean Energy Plan as "too costly and too risky." Barbara George says it is too costly and too risky to wait around and expect PG&E, an investor-owned Utility (IOU) to do the right thing on behalf of Marin Citizens. Action for clean energy must be taken now to positively effect the lives of our children today and in the future.

At one of the recent community meetings Women's Energy Matters has supported Marin Clean Energy in the face of PG&E, the investor owned Utility (IOU)against the plan that calls for the use of clean energy.

What if Barack Obama asked Oprah Winfrey to be his running mate. Jacquie Taliaferro of San Francisco-based LaHitz Media believes it's a political match made in heaven.

The San Francisco Bay Area was very well represented this year at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival. Danny Glover, George Lucas, Carl Lumbly, Clint Eastwood, Sean Penn including my company LaHitz Media all had projects at the festival. The ten-day annual event started with a bang with “Blindness” directed by Fernando Meirelles and the high flying pace continued through out the festival.

Mayor Mary Ann Maggiore, Vice Mayor David Weinsoff and council members: Larry Bragman, Susan Brandborg, and Lew Tremaine voted unanimously before an enthusiastic crowd to become the first town on record to support Marin Clean Energy, a plan to purchase renewable energy and help eliminate the problem of Global Warming. It is in historical alignment for Fairfax to go on record for the new plan in light of the fact that the concept of sustainable energy began in Fairfax years ago as the result of the work of Fairfax resident, Rebekah Collins. The council honored her for her environmentally historical role.

LaHitz@Cannes Film Series promotes films such as "Fathers of the Sport,"Algeny, the Genetic Factor," "Camp DOA" during its “Images, Stories and Song, Uniting Africa for the Greater Good.” The purpose of the series is to give place to films for or by the African Diaspora and other communities of color at the Cannes International Film Festival. Carl Lumbly and Danny Glover are among the stars that grace the films. Plans are also underway for 2009 with a benefit fashion show with international designer, Angele Medeiros to assist non-profits battling Malaria. Using the power of the film and entertainment industry to do good is the purpose of LaHitz Media.